Directed by:
Andrzej MunkScreenplay:
Jerzy Stefan StawińskiCinematography:
Jerzy WójcikComposer:
Jan KrenzCast:
Edward Dziewoński, Kazimierz Rudzki, Henryk Bak, Mariusz Dmochowski, Tadeusz Janczar, Teresa Szmigielówna, Barbara Połomska, Ignacy Machowski (more)Plots(1)
Based on a pair of World War II stories by Jerzy Stefan Stawinski, the film unfolds in two parts. The first,"Scherzo Alla Pollaca," tells the tale of a small-time black marketeer, who cares little about the war. He unwittingly becomes involved with the Polish Resistance, and in time his actions render him heroic, though his motivations are not those of the ideal soldier. In the second story, "Ostinato Lugubre," Polish military prisoners battle boredom and despair in a prison camp; one inmate decides that he can no longer stand to be confined and makes a brave if foolhardy attempt to escape. While no one is sure if the man actually made it out, his escape provides a sense of hope and inspiration for the other prisoners. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Edward Dziewoński](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/631/166631656_b73dc9.png)
Edward Dziewoński
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Eroica (1957)
The Last Stop (1948)
Border Street (1948)
Kazimierz Rudzki
Best movies:
Eroica (1957)
How I Unleashed World War II (1970)
Marysia i Napoleon (1966)
Henryk Bak
Best movies:
Eroica (1957)
Bariera (1966)
Paragon, gola! (1969)
![Mariusz Dmochowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/919/165919156_ece4f1.png)
Mariusz Dmochowski
Poland
Best movies:
Birth Certificate (1961)
Eroica (1957)
Camouflage (1976)
![Tadeusz Janczar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/376/164376663_92a4c2.png)
Tadeusz Janczar
Poland
Best movies:
Canal (1957)
Eroica (1957)
Landscape After Battle (1970)
![Teresa Szmigielówna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/269/166269660_ec2fd5.png)
Teresa Szmigielówna
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Korczak (1990)
Camera Buff (1979)
The Noose (1957)
![Barbara Połomska](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426656_9338cc.jpg)
Barbara Połomska
Poland
Best movies:
Matka królów (1982)
Eroica (1957)
Bad Luck (1960)
![Ignacy Machowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/436/166436518_e78201.jpg)
Ignacy Machowski
Poland
Best movies:
The Noose (1957)
Eroica (1957)
Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
![Leon Niemczyk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271281_d3a357.jpg)
Leon Niemczyk
Poland
Best movies:
Wielki bieg (1981) (TV movie)
Potop (1974)
Big Shar (1982)
Kazimierz Opaliński
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Potop (1974)
The Saragossa Manuscript (1964)
![Zofia Czerwińska](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/983/158983710_005f50.jpg)
Zofia Czerwińska
Poland
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Con amore (1976)
Eroica (1957)
Jerzy Felczyński
Poland
Best movies:
Wsród nocnej ciszy (1978)
Eroica (1957)
Bad Luck (1960)
Roman Hubczenko
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Man on the Tracks (1956)
Eroica (1957)
The Depot of the Dead (1958)
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
Poland
Best movies:
Man on the Tracks (1956)
Eroica (1957)
Bad Luck (1960)
Eleonora Lorentz
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Eroica (1957)
![Bogdan Baer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/197/159197679_0cca10.jpg)
Bogdan Baer
Poland
Best movies:
Przeklete oko proroka (1984)
The Saragossa Manuscript (1964)
Eroica (1957)
Stanisław Bareja
Poland
Best movies:
Eroica (1957)
Gangsterzy i filantropi (1962)
Miś (1980)
Andrzej Gawronski
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Man of Iron (1981)
![Emil Karewicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/121/159121497_fba8db.jpg)
Emil Karewicz
Poland
Best movies:
The Noose (1957)
Canal (1957)
Birth Certificate (1961)
Tomasz Lengren
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Interrogation (1982)
Eroica (1957)